WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Saturday that the GOP stance on a small business lending bill is proof the country "can't afford the do-nothing policies and partisan maneuvering that will only take us backward."...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tucked into the nation's massive new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators on Friday shut banks in Florida, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, lifting to 108 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession....